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HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617)
Lot 75PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORWEGIAN COLLECTION

HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617)

A small Collection of Portraits

Closed24 January 2023

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HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617)
A small Collection of Portraits
four engravings, including: Hieronymus Scholiers (NH 249), 1583, on laid paper, partial watermark Cross of Lorraine, a very good impression of the only state, on a square sheet; Allaert Fransz. Schatter (NH 248), 1581, on laid paper, with an unidentified watermark fragment, a very good impression of the only state, trimmed to the borderline; Nicolaus Petri van Deventer (NH 240), 1595, on laid paper, with an unidentified watermark fragment, a fine impression of the only state, with thread margins, trimmed on the platemark at left; and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (NH 213), 1586, on laid paper, partial watermark Jug with Letters LB, a very fine impression of the only state, with wide margins; all in very good condition
Plate 113 x 78 mm. (oval), Sheet 116 x 103 mm. (NH 249)
Sheet 104 x 80 mm. (oval) (NH 248)
Plate 92 x 81 mm., Sheet 94 x 82 mm. (NH 240)
Plate 60 x 51 mm., Sheet 154 x 122 mm. (NH 213)
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NH 249:
John Charrington (1856-1939), Shenley and Cambridge (Lugt 572).
With Colnaghi & Co., London (their stocknumber C 9808 in pencil verso).
Unidentified, stamped Coll/ JFK in a circle (not in Lugt).
With Craddock & Barnard, London.
Acquired from the above in 1965; then by descent to the present owner.
NH 248:
Adalbert Freiherr von Lanna (1836-1909), Prague (Lugt 2773); his posthumous sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 11-22 May 1909, lot 1825 ('Brustbild eines Mannes (De Vries). 'Ut Cito prima etc.' - Prachtvoller Abdruck, ohne Rand. Sehr Selten').
With Paul McCarron, New York.
Acquired from the above in 1992; then by descent to the present owner.
NH 240:
Probably John Rendorp of Marquette (18-19th century), Amsterdam; his sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 March 1825, lot 493 (£ 26-?; with others).
Robert Balmanno (1780-1866), London, New York (Lugt 213); acquired at the above sale, according to inscription verso.
Charles Scarisbrick (1801-1860), Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire, England (Lugt 522); probably his sale, Christie's, London, 13 May 1861, as part of lot 173.
Reverend J. Burleigh James (mid-19th century), Knowbury Park, Shropshire, England (Lugt 1425); his sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 April 1877 (and following days), as part of 2218 (apparently mis-catalogued as Bartsch 204, 'Nicolas de Daventer, fine and rare' (£ 7; to Davidsohn).
Paul Davidsohn (1839-1924?), London, Vienna & Berlin (Lugt 654); his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 22-26 November 1920, lot 156 ('Prachtvoller erster Abdruck, vor Änderung der Jahreszahl 1603.')
With C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf.
Acquired from the above in circa 1975; then by descent to the present owner.
NH 213:
With Christopher Mendez, London.
Acquired from the above in 1980; then by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The exquisite little portrait of the Earl of Leicester was printed from a gold medaillon, which is today at the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, England (inv. no. 1532-1885).

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